Sam in his Heart Skull Hat

The Heart Skull hat landed in Lebanon.    Sam likes it a lot....says it fits well.   Siouxsie writes a fabulous pattern and I will use it as a base for more.    Sam, I think you will agree, really rocks the look.

Nearly Forgot!

Check out Craftsy for this free pattern....easy and so very cute.    This is the Punkin Head hat.   This is done in Plymouth Encore in 0-3 month size.   The pattern is written for a wide ranges of sizes.   The leaf is from a free Ravelry pattern referenced in the hat pattern.  It is an interesting pattern....and fun to do.

This is a great gift and a quick one to do.   I had a lot of fun with this.

Sam's New Hat

I like to knit for my brother-in-law, Sam.   He is a good receiver.  He wears what I make him.  He will wear stuff that is a little crazy.   When I saw the Siouxsie Stitch's Heart Skull Hat on Ravelry, I knew I had to make it for him.   It left in the mail on Wednedsday.  It should, I hope, arrive today.

The Heart Skull Hat in Berroco Comfort

The yarn is Berroco Comfort.  The colors are deep and rich.  The yarn itself is a nylon/acrylic mix.  It is soft and stretchy.  For people who do not tolerate wool and do not live in a particularly cold climate it is a good choice.  As it is a bit splitty, a bit of care must be taken to avoid mishaps, but it is a pretty good yarn to knit up.  Due to sales and random good luck, I have a big bag of hat exclusively for use of Sam hat production.

This was a really fun project and knit up quickly.   I may do a set for a cousin, his two year old son, and the new baby expected in April.   They would get a kick out of it....as would the grandma.  I might even do one for the mom, if I thought she would wear it.  What better way to express family love than matching skull hats?

My Socks are Wearing Out!

Many of my nice, handknit socks are choosing to die now.   As I really need to be in the mode of

Austerman Step Eye Candy

knitting for others, this is not good.   My Austermann step score from Elann came and I started on the Eye Candy colorway.    There was also a skein of Online yarn that keep surfacing in the baskets.   Now I have two pairs of socks active on the needles for me.   These I can pick up and put down as time is available....but I will have them done sooner than later and will be able to send the socks that can no longer be darned off the to the great sock drawer in the sky.

Row Gauge.....Often Forgotten......But OH....How It Can Bite You

The past month has been really busy.   While I have been knitting, I have not been taking pictures.   Work gets in the way of my knitting life.

My friend, Rob, cannot wear any wool.  He loves knitted things though so I work hard to find nice acrylic yarn to make him things.   He needed, I decided, mukluks.   Mary Maxim to the rescue! 

I bought Titan...a nice bulky with NO wool.  I knit the mukluks.  Did not pay attention to the row gauge.  OH NO.  OH NO. OH NO.  There were fewer rows per inch than Lamb's Pride Bulky thus looonger feet.  SWEAR WORDS.

When I told Rob the sad story and how I would make him something else, he replied....LONGER FEET ARE GREAT!  I can wear more pairs of socks in the slippers.  Problem solved.  This time.

On the needles now...several pairs of socks, one pair of mittens.  In the planning stages...the dreaded Packer baby sweater.